Thomas Dean Biography

Thomas Dean

Thomas Dean was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He moved to the United States with his family when he was a child.

Thomas graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a degree in Communications.

After college, Thomas turned to photography and writing as a creative outlet. He soon found that photography was far more than snapping a picture. Photography became a way to communicate his emotional response to the subjects he photographed.

Thomas spends his time at his home in Ludington, Michigan.

Artist Statement

Who can say when a photograph stops being a “snapshot” and becomes an artistic expression?  When I create an image, I go beyond simple documentation.  

I spend time gaining an understanding of the subject and its place in this world. I work very hard to capture the inner “sense” of what I see and what I feel as I stand in front of the subject to make the image.  

• How do I respond to it emotionally? 
  

• How does the subject fit within its environment? 
  

• What does the subject convey to me? 
  
  

I strive to answer these questions when I make the final image.  The ultimate goal

for my images is to have the viewer experience what I experienced when I created the image.

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